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8-19D-2
Section 8-19D-2 Deceptive solicitations; action for damages. (a) It shall be unlawful for any
person to solicit or sell a product or service through the mail by implying or expressly representing
in the solicitation that the person being solicited has won or has been selected to receive
a prize or purported prize unless the qualifying language appears in print that is clear,
easily read, and conspicuous. (b) A person who suffers damage as a result of a violation of
subsection (a) may bring a civil action against the sponsor or promoter of the solicitation,
or both. Damages shall not exceed three times the compensatory damages of the party claiming
punitive damages or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is greater. (Act 99-445,
p. 1012, ยง2.)...
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13A-8-114
Section 13A-8-114 Phishing. (a) A person commits the crime of phishing if the person by means
of an Internet web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise using the Internet, solicits,
requests, or takes any action to induce another person to provide identifying information
by representing that the person, either directly or by implication, is a business, without
the authority or approval of the business. (b) Any person violating this section, upon conviction,
shall be guilty of a Class C felony. Multiple violations resulting from a single action or
act shall constitute one violation for the purposes of this section. (c) The following persons
may bring an action against a person who violates or is in violation of this section: (1)
A person who is engaged in the business of providing Internet access service to the public,
owns a web page, or owns a trademark, and is adversely affected by a violation of this section.
(2) An individual who is adversely affected by a violation of this...
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45-49-122.23
Section 45-49-122.23 Political activities prohibited. (a) No person shall be appointed or promoted
to, or demoted or dismissed from, any position in the classified service, or in any way favored
or discriminated against with respect to employment in the classified service because of his
or her political or religious opinions or affiliations or his or her race. (b) No person shall
seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position
in the classified service. (c) No person shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly,
any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt
to secure for any person an appointment, or advantage in appointment, to a position in the
classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position,
for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person, or for any consideration.
(d) No employee in the classified service...
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32-7-6
Section 32-7-6 Security required; suspensions; applicability. (a) If 20 days after the receipt
of a report of a motor vehicle accident within this state which has resulted in bodily injury
or death, or damage to the property of any one person in excess of five hundred dollars ($500),
the director does not have on file evidence satisfactory that the person who would otherwise
be required to file security under subsection (b) of this section has been released from liability,
or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, or has executed a duly acknowledged written
agreement or conditional release providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments
with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident, which agreement
or conditional release may include reasonable interest as set out in Section 32-7-7, the director
shall determine the amount of security which shall be sufficient in his or her judgment to
satisfy any judgment or judgments for damages...
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17-5-7
Section 17-5-7 Use of excess moneys received; solicitation, etc., of contributions. (a) Except
as provided in subsection (d) and in Section 17-5-7.1, a candidate, public official, or treasurer
of a principal campaign committee as defined in this chapter, may only use campaign contributions,
and any proceeds from investing the contributions that are in excess of any amount necessary
to defray expenditures of the candidate, public official, or principal campaign committee,
for the following purposes: (1) Necessary and ordinary expenditures of the campaign. (2) Expenditures
that are reasonably related to performing the duties of the office held. For purposes of this
section, expenditures that are reasonably related to performing the duties of the office held
do not include personal and legislative living expenses, as defined in this chapter. (3) Donations
to the State General Fund, the Education Trust Fund, or equivalent county or municipal funds.
(4) Donations to an organization to which...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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27-25-3
Section 27-25-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABSTRACT OF TITLE. A compilation or summary of all instruments
of public record of whatever kind or nature which in any manner affect title to a specified
parcel of real property. (2) BUSINESS ENTITY. A domestic entity properly formed and existing
under Title 10A. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Insurance.
(4) INDIVIDUAL. A natural person. (5) NAIC. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
its subsidiaries and affiliates, and any successor thereof. (6) OPINION OF TITLE. A written
expression of the status of title, including, but not limited to, the validity or invalidity
thereof, based upon an examination by an attorney at law, who is licensed to practice law
in this state, of instruments of public record or an abstract thereof affecting title to a
specified parcel of real property to ascertain the history and present...
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34-14A-15
Section 34-14A-15 Recovery fund. (a) The board may establish a Homeowners' Recovery Fund for
the purpose of consumer protection, consumer education, and consumer awareness. An aggrieved
homeowner may recover actual economic damages, not including interest and court costs, sustained
within the state as the direct result of conduct of a licensee in violation of this chapter
or the rules of the board from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund. Any payments from the Homeowners'
Recovery Fund shall be subject to the following limitations and conditions: (1) The Homeowners'
Recovery Fund shall make payments only to homeowners who file a complaint with the board pursuant
to the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 34-14A-8. (2) The Homeowners' Recovery Fund
shall not make payments based on consent judgments. (3) Failure of the homeowner to follow
any provisions of this chapter shall preclude payment from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund.
(b) The board, by rule, shall determine the maximum amount of...
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34-27-36
Section 34-27-36 Disciplinary action - Generally. (a) The commission or its staff may on its
own, or on the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions and records
of a licensee. The commission may issue subpoenas and compel the testimony of witnesses and
the production of records and documents during an investigation. If probable cause is found,
a formal complaint shall be filed and the commission shall hold a hearing on the formal complaint.
The commission shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both, or reprimand
the licensee in each instance in which the licensee is found guilty of any of the following
acts set out in this section. The commission may revoke or suspend a license until such time
as the licensee has completed an approved continuing education course and/or made restitution
to accounts containing funds to be held for other...
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37-15-10.1
Section 37-15-10.1 Underground Damage Prevention Authority. (a) The Underground Damage Prevention
Authority is created for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and for reviewing penalty provisions
and the adequacy of the enforcement process. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
authority and its enforcement activities not be funded by appropriations from the state budget.
(b) The authority shall utilize the services of the Alabama Public Service Commission to provide
administrative support for the authority, subject to the concurrence by the authority board.
The Public Service Commission shall charge the expenses associated with the administrative
duties of the authority back to the authority, subject to the concurrence of the authority
board. The administrative support provided by the Alabama Public Service Commission to the
authority is in an administrative capacity only and nothing in this chapter shall expand the
jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission in any...
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